Coolidge outlines domestic and world program in annual message
President Coolidge presents a comprehensive legislative program to Congress stressing tax cuts, world court adherence, aviation strengthening, curtailment of the Shipping Board, and greater executive power to resolve labor disputes in coal. He urges prohibition enforcement, railroad consolidation, inland waterways development, and Muscle Shoals sale for nitrates with power as a secondary aim. He calls for equal rights, warns against bigotry, and favors restraint on new expenditures while extending current policies. He also notes Locarno gains andEuropean disarmament trends.
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Washington
Congress
Army
Navy Air Services
The
Shipping Board
Departments of Commerce and Labor
Bigalry
Ways and Means Committee
Coolidge
Locarno
United States
Iowa Wins Grand Champion Steer At International Livestock Show
At the Chicago livestock exposition closing today Americans and Canadians shared honors. Iowa State College's Mad Jongs won grand champion steer while King of the Fairies captured top breeding bull honors. American swine leads contrasted with Canadian sheep, and L. P. Yates earned wheat king after a five year Canadian reign, with Pauline Browne of Aledo winning the junior feeder contest.
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Chicago
Nee
United States
Canada
Iowa State College
America
Robert McEwen
London
Ont
University of California
Fishtail
Mont
L. P. Yates
J. M. Vegler
Hope
Ind
Pauline Browne
Aledo
Mrs. Charles W. Clark Loses Pearl Necklace in Society Mystery
New York reports a 310000 pearl necklace owned by Mrs. Charles William Clark, ex wife of the senator’s son, missing since November 21 from the home of Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt Jr. Police explore theories while spouses decline comment. The 75 pearl piece ties to Cecilia Tobin of San Francisco and to the Clark divorce over non support.
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New York
Charles William Clark
Copper King
United States
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Glark
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Vanderbilt
Cecilia Tobin
San Frantisco
Clark
Richard M. Tobin
Netherlands
Glengarry Mining Buys Smelter for Cooke Property
The Glengarry Mining Co is purchasing a 60 ton smelter to be built on its Fisher Mountain Scotch Bonnet claims area six miles north of Gardiner. Three carloads of equipment arrive at Gardiner as coke and supplies are hauled to Soda Butte for transport. Austrian financing backs the project following exploratory tunneling and vein work yielding high ore values.
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Cooke City
Glengarry Mining Company
Fisher Mountain
Scotch Bonnet
Gardiner
Soda Butte
Glengarry Company
Maggie
Spaulding
Boston
Interna
Baron von Miller
Harvey L Woods Wins Second Round in Montana Estate Case
In Helena on December 4 the Montana Supreme Court ordered James G Woods to redo his accounting as administrator of Elizabeth Woods Jennings estate. The ruling voids a prior final account approved by Sweet Grass County District Court and requires proper accounting of rental income and possible profits from estate real estate. Harvey L Woods, an heir, had appealed alleging untimely filing and insufficient accounting and challenged administrator and attorney fees without notice of rights to contest.
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Helena
Supreme Court of Montana
James G. Woods
Elizabeth Woods
Jennings
District Court of
Sweet Grass County
Supreme Court
Harvey L. Woods
Sweet Grass
District Court
Appellate Court
Elizabeth Woods Jennings
Montana Cowboy Turns Violent Against Horse Meat Plant
Frank Letz, a 41 year old Montana cowboy from Miles City, was found badly wounded after a gun fight with detectives while attempting to dynamite the Horse Meat Packing plant of the Chappell Brothers in Rockford. He had set multiple fires at the plant as part of an alleged protest against the treatment of horses destined for slaughter and export.
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Rockford
Rockford Slaughter House
Letz
State Humane Society
Illinois
Litts
Miles City
Mont
Prohibition Bills Flow Into House Hopper From All Sides
Two streams of prohibition bills entered the House, one wet seeking repeal of the 18th amendment and Volstead Act plus legalization of light beer and mild wine, the other dry aiming to strengthen enforcement. Key members Tinkham and Cram introduced civil service coverage for agents, with Hill pushing repeal and state control proposals and Dyer seeking repeal of the national act in favor of light beverages.
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Washington
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Cram
Michigan
Representative Hill
Maryland
Representative Dyer
Missouri
South Dakota Driver Carries Rabbit Foot
Rudolph Stovner of South Dakota narrowly escaped injury when his car was struck by a freight train at a crossing in Wahpeton North Dakota. He swerved ahead of the locomotive and rode the train for about a half mile with the rear of his car on the pilot as his family suffered injuries.
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Wahpeton
N. D
Rudolph Stovner
Stovner
Farmers Oppose Five Mill State Tax Levy
Montana Farmers' Educational and Co operative association delegates from 50 locals rejected endorsing the proposed five mill state levy for common schools. S R Logan urged endorsement at the morning session but the motion to indorse was tabled at the convention in Billings.
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Billings
Montana
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Association
S. R. Logan
Montana Education Association
Cardinal mine disaster leaves two missing in Colorado
Fire at the Fairview company mine near Cardinal, Colorado trapped two miners. Robert Stephenson and rescue worker Charles H. Jurquist are dead. Four others are seriously ill in a Boulder hospital, including Captain John Cutshaw, Fireman C Jansen, Prentice Norris, and George Sulters.
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Nederland
Colo
Cardinal
Fairview Company
Mother
Boulder
John Cutshaw
C. Jansen
Denver Fire Department
Prentice Norris
University of Colorado
George Sulters
Hugh I. Wilson Dies At California Home
Hugh J. Wilson prominent in Montana business and racing circles died of heart disease at his Los Angeles home aged 61. Born in Ohio he moved to Butte in 1886 and built the Butte hotel later selling his interests four years ago to live in California. He visited Butte two months ago on Heilbronner Brokerage business before returning to Los Angeles.
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Butte
Hugh J. Wilson
Montana
Los Angeles
Lee Mantle
United States
Frank Ek
Wilson
Ohio
California
Heilbronner Brokerage Company
Ile
Longworth Chosen Speaker in 69th Congress Opening
In Washington the 69th Congress opened with a lively House session where Nicholas Longworth of Ohio won the speakership in a three way race backed by Republicans and Democrats opposed by insurgents. The Senate opened calmly as three new members were sworn in and Edwin P. Thayer of Indianapolis elected secretary.
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Washington
House
Senate
69Th
Congress
Coolidge
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
F. J. Garrett
Tennessee
Henry Allen Cooper
Wisconsin
Longworth
Garrett
Gooper
Representative Garrett
la Follette
Robinson
Indiana
Williams
Missouri
Edwin P. Thayer
Indianapolis
Fifteen Thousand Die From Autos In 1924
The 1924 motor vehicle death rate in the United States stood at 14.7 per 100 000 population, with total deaths 15 528. California led states with 32 per 100 000. North Dakota had the lowest rate at 6.6. Crossings added 1 592 fatalities.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Wyoming
Florida
New Jersey
Michigan
Delaware
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Oregon
Massachusetts
Utah
North Dakota
Mississippi
Kentucky
Nebraska
Towa
Auto Licenses Show Rise From 1924 Totals in Montana
Montana state records show total automobile license revenues reaching 915253.25 for 1925 up from 776748.00 in 1924. The 1925 year ends December 1 with passenger car average license 9.05, truck average 10.82, and 1589 license transfers, up from 1180 in 1924.
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Automobile Registration Department
Dry Leaders Censure Coolidge and Appeal to Pope
The dispute over Prohibition grows as Rep Dyer seeks outright repeal of the Volstead Act and a move to congress. A bid to Pope Pius XI for moral support on civil authority is led by the United Committee for Prohibition Enforcement. Resignations from the committee follow criticism of its White House appeal.
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Coolidge
Pope Pius XI
Congress
Dyer
Missouri
House Judiciary Committee
White House
United Committee For Prohibition Enforcement
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Iowa
Charles W. Clark
Cooke Smelter
South Dakota
Colorado
Hugh I. Wilson
Nick Longworth
Cooper
Young la Follette
Sion
Gerald P. Nye
Sorlie
Nye
Dawes
Robert Marion la Folletté
LaFollette
Lenroot
Butler
Republican National Comittee
Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
A. Boole
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
United Committee
Clarence Truce Wilson
Methodist Board
Oliver W. Stewart
Flying Squadron Foundation
C. Dinwiddie
International Order of Good Tempers
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